Mobile toy carousal



Sept. 15, 1936.

C. A. SUMWALT MOBILE TOY CAROUSAL- Filed Dec. 10, 1955 4 Sheet Shee t 1 Invenlor [Za/re nae A. Slam/Z02 if A llorney Sept. 1 5, 1936.

c. A. SUMWALT 2,054,396

MOBILE TOY CAROUSAL Filed Dec. 10, 1955 4 Sheets-Sheet? a g R Ev o' I A H: T- I ll :5

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This invention relates to a unique childs toy which is especially adapted for me by little girls and has more specific reference to a wheel supported vehicle of a walking attendant steered type expressly constructed to function either as a carousal or so-called merry-go-round, the same being designed to accommodate dolls or the like.

Without attempting to give a rsum of the state of the art to which the invention pertains,

I would say that I am aware that movable and portable toys of somewhat general merry-goround types have been patented. Under the circumstances, in perfecting the ideals ofmy own developments and conceptions I have perfected what I believe to be a novel contribution to this line of endeavor in that it is characterized by a handle-equipped wheel-supported platform constituting a carriage for a unique turn-table, which turn-table serves as a rotor for carrying doll accommodation seats as well as an ornamental detachable overhead canopy or umbrella.

structurally speaking, one feature of the arrangement is dedicated to the particular construction of the turn-table and the special fixture means with which it is provided to render it susceptible of accommodating the two-way doll chairs or seats as well as the companion selectively usable canopy.

A further feature of construction has to do with the particular developments of the two-way or double-type seat for dolls or other toys, said seats being bodily detachable, interchangeable and so made as to allow the dolls to face the direction of rotation according to the direction of movement of the vehicle as a unit.

An additional development has to do with the particular construction and arrangement of the clutch-type gearing and novel pulley and belt arrangement believed to be indispensable in a device of this type to promote satisfactory driving of the turn-table from one of the vehicle wheels.

In addition to this, there is the canopy unit and its special adapter means designed for effective cooperation with existing brace means forming a part of the turn-table assemblage.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of the complete toy as developed in accordance with my present ideals and personal conceptions.

55 Figure 2 is a top plan view depicting inparticular the underneath details of the platform structure. v r V Figure 3 is a top plan view of the platform showing the rotary turn-table with the canopy removed to'illustrate the structural arrangement 5' with requisite particularity.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the details.

Figure 5 is a section taken approximately on the plane of the line 55 of Figure 2. 10

Figures 6 and 7 are detail views ofthe attaching means for the ornamental umbrella or canopy arrangement.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view showing the belt driven pulley assemblage. r '15 Figures 9 and 10 are detail sections on the lines 99 and I01-40 respectively of Figure 1. I As'a matter of convenience of introduction to the detailed description, I call attention first to Figure 5. Taking this into consideration with the 20 other figures it will be observed that the numeral H designates a suitable platform constituting'a part-of the vehicle, and that attached to this, by suitable hangers I2, are the stub axle portions l3 of the wheels l4 and I5. I distinguish these 25 wheels merely because the wheel l5 serves as the driving means for the turn-table arrangement whereas the wheel M is merely a free idling member. I might say in this connection that the axle is of the wheel [5 is provided with a beveled gear 30 !E for power transmission purposes. At the front of the platform, as shown in Figure 1, is a suitably swivelled caster or steering wheel l1. Also at this point is an appropriate handle l8 and this is attached to the platform by any convenient 35 or practicable yoke and hinge means. The numerals i9 merely designate bracing blocks on the underside of the platform board while the numeral 20 designates a central depending stabilizing bearing or device. This is located be- 40 neath a suitable bushing or bearing- 2l mounted in the central portion or the platform to accommodate the vertical stabilizing pin or shaft 22. This shaft serves as a guide and retention member for the rotary turn-table 23 and its associated appurtenances. Incidentally, the pin 22 need not necessarily be turnable since it is more in the nature of a guide member. The turn-table 23 is in the form of a circular block of wood whose periphery is groov'edso that it functions asa power take-off pulley for the rubber propulsion belt 24. This belt cooperates with an adjacent or complemental smaller pulley 25. The pulley 25 is mounted on the driven vertical shaft 26 operable in and out in a guide slot 21. 'Ihe driven shaft the top of the platform as shown in Figure 8.'

Then on the underside there is a similar companion arm pivoted intermediate its ends as,

indicated at 3|. This is operable in a guide bracket. 32, and is. controlled bya manually regulated push-pull lever 33; Considering the same arrangement, one might consider the arm 29 merely as an equalizer or stabilizer and might.

consider the part 30 as the lever pivotally attached to the platform and operatively' joined with the pinion 28 so as to swing the pinion, to-v ward'and from the gear Hi to provide the desired clutch action. That is to say;,. this: aiiraneement permits the clutch arrangement to be providedto. render the turn-table 23 operable at the discretion ftlie; walkin a tendam. Under. these. r umstancesfwe might well call the wire member 33 a. contro lin h dlei I is prop rly shap d to include a finger-pieced: grip 3.4:, and iscooperable witty-a keeper bracket, 35;. In addition it has a laterally bent keeperiingen 3B,. This finger can beengaged on either side of the, keeper bracket 34 to hold the parts in predetermined adjusted 'relaticn hin.

With: he; rubber.- tracticnbelt 24 and slot arrangement. 21 the belt, normally pulls pulleyequipped; clutch unit in a, direction to difidngage, it li-zzom; the-gear 16 Thus, in order'to retain the parts engaged the handle; orwire1 33. must. be positioned, so; that the: keeper finger 36 is suitably engaged with the retaining 'bracket. Ait ent cn new cmesto the carrier unit; which is more or less nature of a spider; This n ludes; a. central plate. portion 31; fastened. to h umrtahle; and; qu pped with upstanding med al arms 3.8. terminating in horizontal. adaptel: fm clis; 9. neleasablyengagejahle with retainin lips; meanted by the chair; portion 41 of; the de aslhable d ll chairs: 013: seats. 42.. Before describing- .thei, specific; scat cpnstruction. I. call; at,- tenlimtta zhemnneral 43 iniEigure fiwhichdesige m sa huhmember. to; fit cycle the; upstanding endi porticni 013. the hub pin 22.. 'Ehis. revents acking off the: turni-tablei. that: is keeps; it. in, amcre:onlessihoriaontaliplane.and,proper spaced nase lclisrm with; respect; to; the. platfiornr. I mi h also; all attention at this time; to: the intersec in race Wires; 47.4:whichsepvetnzstabilize the li ht-w ht sheet metalv arms; 38;, These wir s; als t rve o. accommodate, the. attachin fixtur 4.5: of, t nopy or: umbrel a; 46., This. umb lla: comp ses-l standard: 4.1 and. can py. nt mnlxqnstructed and. ornamented. oc fa y app aran s At its: lower end the. st ndard is r igncn dc t with;dcwnwardlx-andcutward x diver as members; 40. attached: to: rad al channel. e

5- 'Iihese l m nts as. ownv in; Fi u e '7' crmi scrtiqfia c u ficrmzhold r: and they; a relcasablx' hga cahle with. he r e: w res 44 al lgming the brace, wires; to have: the additional f-uncticnci adapter me n f r. h cruciform ho dcn' 'Eh slthecanopy asazun t: an be pp and; removediaccording tothe discretion: of the user; Atsu tab e protective hou ingi u is prcy dedi to c nce he; turn-tablec pu as,- semb a easind cate -in Fi u e Believing: now. to; the; chair construction, I wculdpcint out: hat lthisis: of. adouble; or duplex type. Thatisi say he entr lipor n' formed at; the; seat prl nerawhi cathedepend stirn 5!; t; tbe ends provide.selepti e u usab efp trests for the dolls (not shown). The numeral 52 designates a back plate which is hingedly attached by arms 53 to the spaced parallel sidewalls of the chair proper. This allows the backing plate to swing over from the position shown in Figure 10 to the opposite side and provide a unique convertible chair or seat. 7

By way of summation, novelty is thought to reside in the provision of a wheel supported platform I.l having, a properly stabilized and balanced pulley, 23 which-a fiunctions essentially as the turn-table, this being driven by clutch equipped gearing means between itself and one of the wheels, that is the wheel 15. Under the circumstances by pushing the vehicle along the ground in. an obvious manner the turn-table including the chairs and other details is set into. rotatibm so astov provide the desired portable merry-go-round arrangement. More explicitly, novelty is predicated upon the manually reguated: gear drivenclut ha means suscep i le of being: rendered operative. orte porarily inopenar tive; at: the discretioni ofithe user. In; addition ta this, I. calL attention: to the; sheet m tal fix.- ture, which attached to. the turns-table and constitutes arackor carriage; for the bodily.- detacha-ble and interchangeable chairs, or devices 42!. Lamq also concerned withthe brace arrangement, 44; wherein. this has the additional function of holding; means for the cruciform: channels. 49.: on the base portion of the canopy structure. All: 012 theparts. have. been, carefully selected, and-coordinated to provide: their proportionate share in the development 015 a unique merry-go-round doll carriage or vehicle.

It, is thought that persons skilled the art to,- which, the; invention relates will, be. able to etain a clear understanding of the invention atter considering the description in connection with the. drawings. Therefore-,, a. more, lengthy description, is, regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes; in. shape, size and rearrangement Qfi details coming within the, field. off in.- vention, claimed. may be. resorted to in actual Dractica, if. desiredv Having. thus described; the. invention, whatis claimed. as-new is:

1. As a new article of manufacture and .asa component pant, eta. toy carousal of, theclass described-h at doll. seat, faor use: on a merry-goround, comprising; a sheet metal; unit. constructed to; define a central; channel-shaped doll seating member,, having, duplicate depending step.- like; end; members, said end. members constituting foot restsselectively. usable, a-v vertical backing plate SWingabIe-intoeithen of: saidfoot rests, and arms. pivctallyi attaching, the. intermediate HQrtiomof thebacki plate tortherintermediate por-' tions at the side, wall. of the. seating member.v

2.. In 35 toy; carousal and doll, vehicle of the class. described, a wheel. supported, platform, and a wheel driven merry-go-round carried by, said platform 7 and including, a turn-table a. spider attached' to said turn-table and. embodying, upstanding radi'al arms terminating in horizontal adapters and attaching devices: for removable doll chairs", a; vertical pin carried by said plat-"- form and extending above the platform; said tum-tablebeing rotatable on said pinand said spider including a tubular hub'mernber rotatably surrounding the adjacent endaofi thev pins 31. In: asstructural assemblage-ofthe class:describedi. at wheeli supported platform, a-. merry:- go-round mounted for rotationtnnzsaid platform; an; operatin connectioni between; the merry-goround and one of said wheels, said merry-go- 'round including a spider embodying radial arms and a cruciform brace unit for said arms, and a canopy including an umbrella, a standard and a cruciform attaching member for the standard having intersecting channel members releasably engageable with the cruciform brace unit.

4. A doll toy of the class described comprising a wheel supported platform, a concentrically disposed fixedly mounted spindle attached to and rising from said platform, a turntable including a marginal grooved disk-pulley attached to said spindle above said platform, a carrier unit including a central hub portion superimposed upon and directly attached to said pulley and having upstanding radial arms terminating in horizontal doll chair adapter elements, brace members for said arms attached thereto, said platform having an eccentric arcuate slot, a driven shaft mounted for sliding and rotation in said slot, a relatively small power-propulsion pulley carried by said shaft, a flexible belt trained over said pulleys, said shaft being provided with a pinion, one of the supporting wheels being provided with a driving gear enmeshed with said pinion, and a pivotally mounted operating lever attached to the platform and connecting with said shaft to adjust the pinion toward and from the driving gear.

5. In a toy doll carousal of the class described, a Wheel supported platform provided with driving and driven shafts operatively joined together, a turntable mounted for rotation on said platform, and operatively connected with said driven shaft, a spider unit having a central hub portion attached to the turntable and including upstanding outwardly diverging arms terminating in horizontal chair adapted elements, a crisscross brace attached to the spider arms and located in spaced parallelism above the platform, and a canopy including a standard having downwardly diverging arms and a cruciform base with which the arms connect, the elements forming said base being of channel-shaped cross-sectional form and releasably engaged with the members of said criss-cross brace.

6. As a component part of a structural assemblage of the class described, a marginally grooved disk constituting a combined pulley and turntable, a unitary one-piece spider structure having a centralized plate portion superimposed on and directly attached to said turn-table and provided with marginal radially disposed upstanding diverging arms, the free ends of said arms terminating in horizontal adapter elements to accommodate interchangeable and. detachable doll chairs, and a substantially cruciform brace having the ends of its arm portions attached to the spider arms in the manner and for the purposes described.

7. As a unitary structural and component part of a mobile toy carousal of the class described, a detachable canopy unit including an umbrella, a vertically disposed central supporting stem for the umbrella having base means at the lower end thereof, said base means embodying a horizontally disposed cruciform member, the parts of which are disposed in intersecting relationship and are channel-shaped in cross-sectional form, and further including inclined brace members secured to the outer ends of the channel-shaped arms and attached at their inner ends to the intermediate portion of said stem.

CLARENCE A. SUMWALT. 

